Sunday, April 11, 2010

It's Happening in the Shade

My main garden activity (beside the sweeping/mowing/blowing of oak fuzzies) has been the pulling/snipping of the uninvited little Oak & Possumhaw seedlings that are popping up all over my beds. The Oaks (both from squirrel-buried acorns & small root sprouts) is an annual battle, but this winter's wetness prompted a greater than usual number of Possumhaw to erupt from fallen red berries.

The Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata) bloom stalk is going strong. It has numerous branches, each tipped with a cluster of red-orange flowers.